JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 446 ($5.46).

Several brokerages recently issued reports on JD. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday, November 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.35) price objective on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of JD Sports Fashion to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.28) price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, November 22nd.

Insider Activity at JD Sports Fashion

In related news, insider Andy Long bought 31,064 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 96 ($1.17) per share, with a total value of £29,821.44 ($36,492.22). Corporate insiders own 51.91% of the company’s stock.

JD Sports Fashion Stock Down 0.4 %

LON:JD opened at GBX 96.30 ($1.18) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £4.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 963.00, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 104.56 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 122.20.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were given a GBX 0.33 ($0.00) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a yield of 0.25%. JD Sports Fashion’s dividend payout ratio is 1,000.00%.

JD Sports Fashion Company Profile

JD Sports Fashion plc engages in the retail of branded sports fashion and outdoor clothing, footwear, accessories, and equipment for kids, women, and men. It operates through Sports Fashion and Outdoor segments. The company also retails leisure goods, sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats, and bicycles, as well as distributes sports apparel and accessories, footwear, and apparel.